WC Qualification Europe: Portugal conquers Turkey 3-1
PORTO. Portugal overcomes Turkey 3-1.
PORTO. Portugal defeats Turkey 3-1. Portugal got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Otavio (15′) and Diogo Jota (42′). Turkey tried to recover with a goal from B. Yilmaz (65′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by M. Nunes for Portugal. Portugal took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
B. Yilmaz missed a decisive penalty (83′). That would have allowed Turkey to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert with the help of Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn. The 4th official was Sandro Schärer. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.38 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
Portugal was in firm control of the ball 60% while Turkey was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Portugal was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Portugal won the contest.
Portugal shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Turkey shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Portugal received 2 yellow cards (Diogo Jota and J. Moutinho). On the opposite side, Turkey received 4 yellow cards (Z. Celik, H. Calhanoglu, M. Demiral and D. Tokoz).
After this contest, Portugal will have 17 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Turkey will stay with 21 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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15'15'
Otavio
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35'35'
Diogo Jota
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35'35'
Z. Celik
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42'42'
Diogo Jota
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65'65'
B. Yilmaz
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66'66'
E. Unal
K. Akturkoglu
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69'69'
H. Calhanoglu
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71'71'
Joao Felix
Diogo Jota
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76'76'
M. Demiral
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80'80'
Y. Yazici
Z. Celik
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80'80'
D. Tokoz
O. Kokcu
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81'81'
W. Carvalho
B. Fernandes
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83'83'
B. Yilmaz
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86'86'
J. Moutinho
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88'88'
R. Leao
Otavio
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88'88'
M. Nunes
J. Moutinho
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88'88'
N. Mendes
R. Guerreiro
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90'90'
S. Dursun
B. Kutlu
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90'90'
M. Nunes
R. Leao
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90'90'
D. Tokoz
Next match
Portugal: Formation and Lineups
Portugal started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos chose to play with the following team: .
Substitutes
Portugal made 5 changes: Diogo Jota for Joao Felix (71′), B. Fernandes for W. Carvalho (81′), Otavio for R. Leao (88′), J. Moutinho for M. Nunes (88′) and R. Guerreiro for N. Mendes (88′).
Turkey: Formation and Lineups
Turkey started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Stefan Kuntz played with: .
Substitutes
Turkey made 4 changes: K. Akturkoglu for E. Unal (66′), Z. Celik for Y. Yazici (80′), O. Kokcu for D. Tokoz (80′) and B. Kutlu for S. Dursun (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe
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